The Very Strange New Respect for Authoritarian Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The enemy of your enemy is not your friend; he's a guy who might want to throw you in jail. Reason · Apr 28, 2023
Bono: ‘The lesson Harry Belafonte taught me’ Pioneering musician and activist Harry Belafonte has died aged 96. Here, Bono remembers a ‘lightbulb moment’ when he came face-to-face The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023
Harry Belafonte: Singer, actor and unshakeable civil rights activist America’s first black superstar’s good looks and sweet calypso sounds allowed him to penetrate the wider public arena – where he tirelessly campaigned for racial equality The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023
Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry Belafonte was at a cocktail party in Manhattan, scolding the then-attorney general of the United States. The Conversation · Apr 26, 2023
The stand-up conspiracy theorist The performer carried his anti-authoritarian, truth-seeking ways from the comedy clubs to his TV detective persona Salon · Feb 25, 2023
Harry and Meghan: Professor criticises ‘blatantly ludicrous’ decision to give couple major human rights award President Obama is among those to have previously received the award The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022
Fetterman keeps attacking Oz for being from New Jersey. That’s resonating in parochial Pa. PHILADELPHIA — There’s something about Pennsylvania’s political DNA that’s playing out in this year’s crucial Senate race. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Aug 14, 2022
This week in history: Bobby Kennedy hovers between life and death On June 5, 1968, presidential candidate Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot in a California hotel. The Chicago Daily News published after the shooting but before the senator’s death. Here’s a look at that coverage. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 10, 2022
Because Our Fathers Lied review: Robert McNamara, Vietnam and a partial healing The son of John F Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson’s defense secretary delivers a searing memoir of war, betrayal and love The Guardian - US · Jun 5, 2022